meliorator en · NOUN
Etymology
From meliorate + -or.
Meanings
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One who meliorates; an improver.
Who can fault Ralph Waldo Emerson for observing that “the greatest meliorator of the world is selfish, huckstering trade?”
2007 October 21, Harry Hurt Iii, “A Lens on Wealth, From All the Angles”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meliorators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |